To The Last Page

You’re likely to have a few questions and doubts about how an extreme form of chain-letter is sustainable in The Chain , but you’ll likely be inclined to put off the whys and hows for a while and trust that Adrian McKinty will get you there, because like Rachel in the book, all you are really going to care about is getting to the end of the current tense situation without it all ending badly. Well, it’s definitely going to end badly, it’s just a matter of how badly and for whom. The Chain has all the characteristics of the chain letter mixed with a pyramid scheme. Rachel’s dilemma is that her daughter Kylie has been kidnapped by someone whose own child has been kidnapped. To have Kylie released, Rachel not only has to pay a ransom, she has to kidnap another child as well. And so on. It’s a devious idea since whoever is behind the Chain gets the money and takes none of the risks of doing the kidnapping. Evidently there are considerable risks, since it means that ordinary people have to...